ED to Amherst or Brown?!

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<p>According to Cappex i have about middling chances of getting into each but what do you think?</p>

<p>Im a caucasian female living in New York</p>

<p>Graduating at 17 (im a junior now)</p>

<p>public High School</p>

<p>4.0 out of 4.0 gpa</p>

<p>44 of 440 in my graduating class</p>

<p>SAT: CR: 720 M:670 W:690
SAT2: World: 700 US:800 Spanish: 790 Literature: 700</p>

<p>my courses this year were AP Spanish, AP US History, french 1, philosophy, precalc, and choral studies. next year’s are AP Psychology, AP European History, Syracuse University Project Advance (college credit), conversational spanish, honors physics and independant study senior project (Senior Project Overview)</p>

<p>i have over 500 hours of volunteer work in our local hospital and am the president of our school’s community service organization.</p>

<p>I was a member of student senate and student council freshman and sophomore years and im senior class social chairperson this year</p>

<p>I’m also a member of debate club, book club, youth in government, a starter on our Orange County Academic League team for the past year and next year (1 of 5 of over 40 members in all grades)</p>

<p>I also participated in the People to People Program the summer of my freshman year (Student Travel and Educational Tours | Study Abroad with People to People)</p>

<p>I’m thinking of applying ED to brown or amherst but i wont if i have no chance of getting in. What do you think?</p>

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<p>oh and im fluent in Spanish and French. i need help-SOMEONE answer me?? :(</p>

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<p>Katy. Chance threads are pointless because no one here, except for those who have worked in adcoms, knows exactly what qualifies an applicant. My only advice would be to work on your SAT 1 scores as they don’t stand out in the crowd that will be applying to either Amherst or Brown.</p>

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<p>I agree with Panther, but I will answer your question if you should or should not apply ED. You would definitely stand a chance. A solid chance. You would not be that applicant they just so ‘oh this girl has no chance. reject.’ Will you get in? Maybe. idk. Known of us really do. I do know that you are a very qualified applicant tho.</p>

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<p>Why is it that you want to apply early? If you aren’t sure which school to apply to, it’s generally a bad idea to apply to a binding early program, since you might change your mind about which is your top choice.</p>

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<p>Also, Amherst and Brown are quite different schools: small vs. medium-sized, rural vs. urban, and other differences of character and atmosphere. Have you visited them both? If you don’t have a strong preference for one over the other, you may not want to apply ED – better to keep your options open.</p>

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<p>Yes, but Amherst and Brown are similar in that they are both outstanding schools with an open curriculum. If the open curriculum is at the top of your agenda, then I would say you have narrowed your search to the top two schools of this type. </p>

<p>Supportivemom1 has given other important considerations in her post. I think Amherst and Brown have enough differences in size etc that you should be able to decide which one gets your ED application. (For what it is worth, “rural” may not adequately describe Amherst. Yes it is a small town, but their are a heck of a lot of people there when Amherst and UMass Amherst are in session).</p>